Inside Track: Southern Star’s Pawar Politics
Three influential southern politicians, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy, and Telangana Chief Minister KT Rama Rao, bonded at the pre-wedding ceremony of Shreya, niece of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Reddy. While Vijay is new to politics, he is proving to be a savvy player with good relations with all sides.
After hosting a lunch for Rahul Gandhi, he welcomed Narendra Modi at the Chennai airport and travelled with him to inaugurate the second phase of Chennai’s metro. Vijay is being referred to as the Sharad Pawar of the South due to his relationships across the political spectrum, with his only political foe being Udhayanidhi Stalin.
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